I would recommend everyone read the following article, found on page C3 in the Saturday (3/26/16) Grand Forks Herald. The title is "Americans haven't eased up much on the gas pedal." It states that Americans ("Grand Forksians") are not giving up their cars for walking, biking, or mass transit. As mayor, I will focus on properly maintaining our roads. This article will be an inconvenient truth for those advocates of an environmental utopia.

You need to pay attention whenever you hear a politician talk about "traffic calming." Our current mayor, along with some city council members, are pushing this issue. The three people who ride their bikes year-round have convinced them to focus on bike lanes, bike paths, etc., instead of roads. As mayor, I will not put the agenda of a few radical environmentalists ahead of the tens of thousands of people who drive to and from work or school on a daily basis.